Pendleton police area, Indiana, United States: crime rate and Safety score
No Safety score: the figures for 2025 are incomplete or partly not published.
Figures are for the police agency that covers Pendleton police area.
Crime by type, as recorded by FBI Crime Data Explorer (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Murder and non-negligent manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Violence | |||
| Aggravated assault | 1 | 18 | 238.3 |
| FBI summary counts: only aggravated assault, not simple assault. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 50.4 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary | 1 | 18 | 190.5 |
| Larceny-theft | 8 | 144.3 | 1,141 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 0 | 0 | 197.5 |
| Other | |||
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 0 |
| Violence | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft and burglary | 9 |
| Other | 0 |
Questions about crime in Pendleton police area
- Is Pendleton police area safe?
- Pendleton police area: No Safety score: the figures for 2025 are incomplete or partly not published.
- How many murders are there in Pendleton police area?
- Recorded homicides in Pendleton police area (2025): 0.
Sheriffs of Madison County since 2010
Pendleton: Mayor not loaded yet. Madison County: Sheriff John Beeman (Republican). Governor: Mike Braun (Republican)
John Beeman · Republican
since 2022
Madison County ▼ −46% · USA ▼ −20%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
Scott Mellinger · Democrat
2018 – 2022
Madison County ▼ −38% · USA ▼ −3%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
Scott Mellinger · Democrat
2014 – 2018
Madison County ▲ +24% · USA ▼ −9%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
Ron Richardson · Democrat
2010 – 2014
Madison County ▼ −22% · USA ▼ −12%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
In some cities an appointed manager or police chief, not the mayor, runs the police; in some counties the sheriff mainly runs the jail and the courts.
Mayors: Hilbig, Archived Campaign Websites of U.S. Mayoral Candidates (CC BY 4.0) and city sites. Sheriffs: Mavridis, US Sheriff Election Data (CC BY 4.0), MIT Election Data + Science Lab (CC0) and county election offices. Crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer.
